Born in lightning, crowned in ivy, twice-born from fire and grief—Dionysus has always been more myth than memory. Now, for the first time, the god of wine, madness, and ecstasy speaks in his own voice. In this lost memoir, Dionysus invites you into the shadows of Olympus and the wildness of mortal hearts. From his birth in thunder to the secret rites of the Maenads, from his vengeance on kings to the tender love of Ariadne, he confesses it all—ecstasy and fury, revel and ruin, mercy and madness. This is no distant retelling of myth. It is a god's confession: lush, poetic, and unflinchingly raw. Within these pages, Dionysus reveals: The intoxicating power of wine and theater The frenzy of forbidden rites and divine vengeance The love story that crowned his exile with devotion The eternal dance between joy and destruction Crowned in Ivy is myth brought to life—a lyrical, intimate portrait of the most dangerous and beloved god of the ancient world. Fans of Madeline Miller's Circe and Neil Gaiman's Norse Mythology will be swept into a tale where gods bleed, mortals burn, and memory itself becomes sacred. Pour a cup of wine, light a candle, and step into the revel. Once you enter Dionysus's story, there is no turning back.